How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
| Published: | November 8, 2010 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
| Forum: | open for comment; 5 Comments posted |
A pioneer in the field of market design, Harvard Business School professor Alvin E. Roth has helped to repair flawed market systems in fields ranging from kidney donation to high-school student placement.
Will I Stay or Will I Go? How Gender and Race Affect Turnover at 'Up-or-Out' Organizations
| Published: | October 29, 2010 |
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| Feature: | HBS Faculty Research Symposium: 2010 |
Gender and racial inequalities continue to persist at "up-or-out" knowledge organizations, making it difficult for women and minorities to advance to senior levels, professor Kathleen McGinn says.
Published in 2008
Do Legal Origins Have Persistent Effects Over Time? A Look at Law and Finance around the World c. 1900
| Author: | Aldo Musacchio |
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| Published: | February 21, 2008 |
| Paper Release Date: | January 2008 |
| Feature: | Working Papers |
A significant number of recent papers find legal origins to be strongly correlated with current indices of rule of law, financial development, the regulation of entry and labor, and the concentration of ownership, among other things. Few studies, however, have explored whether correlations between institutions and economic and financial outcomes hold in the past. For this reason, we cannot be certain that the alleged persistence of the effects of these institutions passes the scrutiny of history. This paper examines specifically the relationship between legal origins and financial development by analyzing countries' legal traditions and the extent of investor protections and financial development over time.
Published in 2006
What's Law Got to Do with It: A Systems Approach to Management
| Author: | Constance E. Bagley |
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| Published: | July 5, 2006 |
| Paper Release Date: | April 2006 |
| Feature: | Working Papers |
Mainstream management theory often ignores the influence of law on the competitive environment and on the resources of the firm. The author attempts to spark greater academic interest in the legal aspects of management by proposing a systems approach to law and management "that explains how law affects the competitive environment, the firm's resources, and the activities in the value chain."
Deep Links: Business School Students' Perceptions of the Role of Law and Ethics in Business
| Authors: | Constance E. Bagley, Gavin Clarkson, and Rachel Power |
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| Published: | July 5, 2006 |
| Paper Release Date: | April 2006 |
| Feature: | Working Papers |
The researchers spent more than a year eliciting twelve MBA students' thoughts and feelings about the role of law in starting and running a U.S. business. This research offers new insights into the ongoing debate about how best to educate the business leaders of tomorrow. More than a standalone course in business law or ethics, it would be wise for educators to use an approach that treats the role of law and business in the broader context of societal needs and norms.
Published in 2005
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
| Published: | December 12, 2005 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Used proactively, corporate legal departments can give you a strategic advantage, argues HBS professor Constance Bagley. It's time for a new relationship between managers and legal.
